Maybe this is why all the cable companies have been testing the waters with data caps, overage fees and trying to redefine what broadband means with the government (at least here in the US). If I have pretty much unlimited broadband, why not cancel TV service and get all my shows via the internet?
CB Larry Wanger wrote: > > Scott, > > > > This is an interesting read, especially the bits on TV shows. I was > reading something on Sunday where a Microsoft Executive was warning > the television industry that Apple could do to it what it's done to > music. Apparently the fact that they made it easy for consumers to > purchase what they wanted, albums or song by song and in an extremely > easy way has been a problem for the record companies. And that we > don't go down to the record store and purchase albums. You can bet the > cable companies are going to line up and fight this. I think this will > be different than how music went because, while you had a few big > chains of record stores that lost out because we don't purchase CDs > along with a lot of mom and pop shops, with TV shows you've got > billion dollar corporations that stand in the way as distributors. You > can bet that these guys (Comcast, Cox, Time Warner) and others aren't > going to just let this happen. Could be entertaining to watch how new > technology and product distribution methods battle with dinosaur cable > and satellite companies. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Scott Howell > *Sent:* Monday, August 31, 2009 1:01 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Fwd: Apple expected to offer iPhone on new U.S. carriers > within a year > > > > Folks, I know there has been a lot of excitement > > about SL, but I wanted to share this article, which updates some > other areas Apple is working on. One of these is about the iPhone and > even the future of the Apple TV perhaps. > > Check it out, there are some interesting bits in here.Begin forwarded > message: > > > > *Date: * > > August 31, 2009 9:00:00 AM EDT > > *Subject: Apple expected to offer iPhone on new U.S. carriers within a > year* > > *Source: * > > AppleInsider > > > > Apple's worldwide single-carrier exclusivity model for each nation is > seen as fleeting, as a new report suggests the iPhone could be > available for carriers other than AT&T in the U.S. within a year. > > <http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?feedUrl=http%3A//www.appleinsider.com/appleinsider.rss&itemLink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.appleinsider.com%2Farticles%2F09%2F08%2F31%2Fapple_expected_to_offer_iphone_on_new_u_s_carriers_within_a_year.html&itemDate=2009-08-31%2009%3A00%3A00&itemTitle=Apple%20expected%20to%20offer%20iPhone%20on%20new%20U.S.%20carriers%20within%20a%20year> > > Read more... > <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/31/apple_expected_to_offer_iphone_on_new_u_s_carriers_within_a_year.html> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
